Why are so many Americans fearful/resentful of unions?

[Sherman A1]

9. I must disagree

This logic, I believe represent the mindset established by 30+ years of the discredited "trickle down" logic brought to us by Reaganomics. Give tax breaks to the top, ease regulation on business and everything will be better? I do not believe it has worked out very well as we have seen the benefits of ever increasing productivity funnel straight to the 1%, with a new Gilded Age established, with huge disparities in the distribution of wealth & income. Most of today's problems in my opinion hearken back to Ronald Reagan and his screwing over of the working class.

That said and more to your post. it is not the benefits that these workers are receiving that are draining the resources of communities. It is bad management. At the most basic level if the community leaders do not perform due diligence and agree to something they cannot afford, then how is it the fault of a Union or any service provider (be that a vendor or other contractor) to not accept the compensation package they have negotiated? The next question is of course why must communities budgets be balanced on the backs of their workers? How often do we see communities somehow find money for a new football stadium, TIF's for Walmart or other big box stores, but not for safe roads, bridges, libraries, parks or teacher salaries?

Increased pay & benefits to the working class create more available income that will be spent in the local community, creating jobs and a rising tide that lifts all boats.

It is the system of priorities that is amiss, not the wages & benefits of workers.